In:
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 46, No. 1 ( 2002-02), p. 45-63
Abstract:
This article delineates the underlying philosophy and functions of social control in the Chinese society. This topic is particularly interesting because specific control functions are grounded in a unique macro-control system, which is totally different from that typical of Western countries. The article also scrutinizes the implications of labeling theory and reintegrative shaming theory, as they are elaborated in the West, and tests their sensitivity to cross-cultural differences. Although some caveats are in order, the evidence presented here tends to support the reintegrative shaming theory rather than labeling theory.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0306-624X
,
1552-6933
DOI:
10.1177/0306624X02461004
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2002
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2034467-3
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1
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